Reference: N1990
Madagascar Copal Amber with leaves and insects, mounted in a handmade dark brass base.
Amber is a substance derived from resins (Fossil Resin) of trees and plants that, buried for millions of years, underwent into a fossilization process.
These resins produced by plants acted as protection against the action of bacteria and against the attack of insects that punctured the bark until reaching the interior of the trees.
Over millions of years, amber-forming organic substances ended up forming a hardened, weather-resistant resin.
Dimensions: 11 cm x 9,5 cm x 5 cm
Weight: 218 g
Madagascar Copal Amber with leaves and insects, mounted in a handmade dark brass base.
Amber is a substance derived from resins (Fossil Resin) of trees and plants that, buried for millions of years, underwent into a fossilization process.
These resins produced by plants acted as protection against the action of bacteria and against the attack of insects that punctured the bark until reaching the interior of the trees.
Over millions of years, amber-forming organic substances ended up forming a hardened, weather-resistant resin.
Araucaria trunk piece from the famous Ambilobe Petrified forest in Madagascar.
These are formations from the Triassic period with around 220 million years.
Mounted in an acrylic base is a beautiful historic piece!
Pleuroceras solare - Pyritised Lower Jurassic Ammonite from Germany, mounted in a black lacquered wood base.
A pyritised ammonite, which has been brass brushed to enhance the golden colour.
Hawskerense Subzone, Spinatum Zone, Middle Lias, Lower Jurassic, Butterheim, Germany Age:- 190 Million Years Old Ammonite.
Stunning ammonite with red opalization on the surface, in a white lacquered wood base.. Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resemble the squid we know today.
These cephalopods had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells. Ammonites are closely related to a living octopus, though the shells resemble that of a nautilus.
Every stone is unique and one of a kind. These fossils come from the Mahajanga River Basin, near the village of Ambatolafia of northwest Madagascar, located in the former province of Mahajanga/Majunga. They are dated from the Early Cretaceous period, Albian age (100 to 113.0 million years ago).
Carcharocles megalodon - Neogen - Miocene, Burdigalian (15.97 - 20.44 million years) - Indonesia. A huge, extra large and superb tooth, with a wonderful colouration, as characterise the megalodon of Indonesia. Beautiful teeth with a colour very similar to those of Chile and Peru, deposits closed for a long time. These megalodons have been on the market very recently.
Orthoceras column fossil, a captivating relic hailing from a time more than 400 million years ago. These prehistoric squid-like beings, preserved through eons within oceanic sediments, offer an unparalleled glimpse into the past. Elegantly aligned by primordial currents on the ocean floor prior to their entombment, these creatures maintain their relative positions, frozen in the embrace of time.
Skillfully revealed through meticulous exposure and a masterful polish, the fossils come to life against their matrix backdrop. The artful interplay of light and shadow accentuates the delicate features of these long-extinct cephalopods. With their tentacles and ink sacs, reminiscent of their modern-day squid counterparts, these creatures possessed a mystique that transcends eras. Notably, these cephalopods boasted external shells, characterized by hollow internal chambers partitioned by intricate walls known as septa, a fascinating trait shared by their kin.
Originating from the Devonian period approximately 410 million years in the past, this fossil bears witness to the eons that have passed, finding its origin amidst the rugged landscapes of the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Southern Morocco.
Crotalocephalus gibbus fossil Trilobite, a spectacular piece featuring a perfect dorsal view, still embedded in its original matrix. Skillfully prepared, this fossil is well preserved, 100% natural, and sandblasted with no restoration or added trilobite spines or paint.
Dating back to the Lower Devonian period, Landhar formation, Pragian stage (410 – 407 million years), this specimen was recovered from Aatchana, Errachidia Province, Morocco.
It is mounted on a black lacquered double wood base.
Pleuroceras solare - Pyritised Lower Jurassic Ammonite from Germany, mounted in an iron base.
A pyritised ammonite, which has been brass brushed to enhance the golden colour.
Hawskerense Subzone, Spinatum Zone, Middle Lias, Lower Jurassic, Butterheim, Germany Age:- 190 Million Years Old Ammonite.
Phacops sp. from the Middle Devonian period ( 395 million years ) of the Djebel Issoumour area, Atlas Mountains - Morocco.
Prepared and restored, excellent for beginner collectors or as decor piece, in an acrylic base.
An exceptional Museum Quality slab with five Gigantopecten restitutensis fossil from Vaucluse quarry in S.E. France.
Lower Miocene (Burdigalien), around 20 to 16 million years.
It is very well prepared and clean, a "one of a kind" piece!
Nicaisolopha nicaisei from Upper Cretaceous of Cajamarca Peru, mounted in a white lacquered wood base.
Cretaceous Albian period (100 to 145 million years), from Madagascar.
Spectacular giant opalized Cleoniceras besairiei group with other ammonite species.
Fabulous display and decorative.
One of a kind piece!
Sperm whale fossil teeth from the Miocene period ( 23 to 5 million years ) of USA.
Beautiful rare decor piece, mounted in a black lacquered wood base.
Phacops sp. from the Middle Devonian period ( 395 million years ) of the Djebel Issoumour area, Atlas Mountains - Morocco.
Prepared and restored, excellent for beginner collectors or as decor piece, in a black lacquered wood pedestal.
Cretolamna Aschersoni in matrix, in acrylic base.
Beautiful Lamna Aschersoni shark teeth in their natural matrix, from Cretaceous era (66.0–145.0 million years) - Oued Zem – Morocco.
A great echinoderm Blastoide, from East Timor Permic beds, in an exotic tecula wood base.
Deltablastus permicus in matrix, from the Permiam period (circa 250 million years).
A rare Jeletzkytes spedeni Ammonite, from the Cretaceous, Maastrichian, Fox Hill formation, from 66 -72 million years old.
Very difficult to get, this is a beautiful specimen, from the the usual locality, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
